19 week old mystery breed pullet... Updated with egg pic

[enola]

When my EE cross hens start laying, any of them with yellow legs have all laid brown eggs

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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A-ha!!! I knew she wasn't an EE. Thanks, Jody!

 

[speckledhen]

Good find, Jody. I knew it wasn't Cornish, but have never seen a Partridge Chanticler.

 

[hinkjc]

I have a soft spot for buff chantecler, but the partridge are very pretty too. Someday maybe I'll get myself some.

 

[speckledhen]

They are the oldest Canadian breed, aren't they? I'd only seen white ones, I think.

 

[Chickanmanfromarkansas]

THe white ones were the orginal color of Chantecler. As far as I know Chantecler is the only Canadian breed.

 

[shandiane78]

I still think this is an EE...

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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Would a side-by-side comparison help? To the right is a known Partridge Chantecler specimen. Compare it to the OP's pullet - same body type, feathering, leg color, and comb type. No similarity to an EE.

 

[elizabethlongwood]

They do look very close don't they? We'll have to give our breeder a call and see if he has any Chanteclers. It's possible, seemed like he had just about anything and everything as far as breeds go.
I looked up some info on Chanteclers last night and found another similarity between the two. Our pullet has very close-bodied and sleek feathering rather than the looser, fluffier look that our other pullets have. I read on some website that the Chanteclers were bred that way in Canada to help keep them warm. A lot of good that will do her in Florida!!

 

[shandiane78]

Chantecler has no beard.